Hastings Borough Council

Party Rankings

Each party is graded across four dimensions: attendance, engagement, transparency, and electoral mandate. Scores are averaged across all party councillors.

Party	Grade	Councillors	Attendance	Score
Labour Party	B	9	78%	14/20
Independent	B	6	80%	14/20
Conservative Party	B	5	73%	14/20
Green Party	C	12	89%	12/20

Labour Party

B14/20 points

9 councillors

Attendance

3/5

78% overall rate

124 of 160 meetings

Engagement

5/5

4.6 committees avg

5.7 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

9/9 have email
8/9 have phone
1/9 have social media
9/9 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

44.3% avg vote share

4/9 with election data

Independent

B14/20 points

6 councillors

Attendance

4/5

80% overall rate

88 of 110 meetings

Engagement

4/5

4.7 committees avg

4 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

6/6 have email
6/6 have phone
2/6 have social media
6/6 have photo

Electoral Mandate

2/5

49.7% avg vote share

3/6 with election data

Conservative Party

B14/20 points

5 councillors

Attendance

3/5

73% overall rate

63 of 86 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5 committees avg

3.2 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

5/5 have email
5/5 have phone
1/5 have social media
5/5 have photo

Electoral Mandate

3/5

49% avg vote share

3/5 with election data

Green Party

C12/20 points

12 councillors

Attendance

4/5

89% overall rate

282 of 318 meetings

Engagement

4/5

5.4 committees avg

1.8 outside bodies avg

Transparency

4/5

12/12 have email
10/12 have phone
5/12 have social media
12/12 have photo

Electoral Mandate

0/5

16% avg vote share

2/12 with election data

How are party scores calculated?

Party scores are calculated by averaging individual councillor report card scores across four dimensions (each worth up to 5 points, 20 total):

Attendance: Based on the party's overall attendance percentage across all meetings.
Engagement: Average of individual councillor engagement scores (committees + outside body memberships).
Transparency: Average of individual transparency scores (email, phone, social media, photo, profile).
Electoral Mandate: Average of individual councillor vote shares from their most recent election.

Grades: A+ (18-20), A (16-17), B (14-15), C (12-13), D (10-11), E (7-9), F (0-6).